Learn more about African-American history – Ambassador of the United States

General News on Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Source: Graphic.com.gh

2019-02-13

Ms Stephanie S. Sullivan, Ambbadador of the United States to Ghana to Ghana, said she hoped the public would have a renewed mind to learn more about African American history and its immense contribution to the training not only from the United States, Ghana and beyond.

Speaking at the launch of Black History Month this year, Ms. Sullivan, who launched the program, said she was proud to join the Government of Ghana and to launch the program. Other leaders to celebrate this event, a sign of the link between the two countries.

The event, organized by the African-American Association of Ghana (AAAG) on the theme "Black Migration: Discovering our Roots and Roots", is part of the commemoration and the celebration of global African resilience in the African diaspora.

It also focuses on the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in the United States in 1619 and on the next wave of returnees to their home countries.

Ms. Sullivan said that for almost 30 years, the US Embbady and the AAAG have had close relationships, reinforced by programs such as celebrating the indispensable contribution of African-Americans to the 39, history, culture and society of the United States.

She added that the theme of the event focused on the launch by President Akufo-Addo in 2019 of "Year of Return", adding that there were deep relationships ties between the United States and Ghana, going beyond policy issues.

She congratulated the AAAG for its initiative. We have a common heritage that goes back hundreds of years before the birth of the United States and the independence of modern Ghana.

For her part, Ms. Gail Nikoi, President of AAAG, said that it seeks to facilitate the social, cultural, educational and economic integration of African-Americans and other African descendants returning from the diaspora in Ghanaian society.

She said the month-long celebration would focus on topics such as the historical context of Ghana's diaspora migration, the experiences of the founding members of the organization who had settled in country about fifty years ago, and finally the new wave of recent returnees.

She also added that with the help of the American Embbady, ​​the AAAG will welcome the first African-American woman to obtain a Ph.D. in astrophysics from the University of California and to speak to some 300 Ghanaian students in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. .

In a brief remark, Mr. Akwasi Agyeman, General Manager of the Ghana Tourism Board, said that this celebration meant a rich history, with Ghana having marked "the year of return" and a reflection on the links and partnerships existing between Dr. Nkrumah and William Edward B. Du Bois. , George Padmore and many others.